NerdFu Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 91. If you’re looking for the latest & greatest in nerdy/geeky news, then this IS the podcast you’ve been looking for.
Every week (mostly), we bring you the latest in Nerd News, including SCREENSHOT (movies & tv), STOCKPILE (collectibles), HIGH SCORE (gaming), COMICS n CONS (that one explains itself) and WILD CARD (our catch-all, random stuff category).
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Movies in Theaters This Week
- The Dark Tower (d. Nikolaj Arcel) w/ Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey
- Detroit (d. Kathryn Bigelow) w/ John Boyega, Will Poulter, Jack Reynor, Anthony Mackie, John Krasinski
- Wind River (limited release) (d. Taylor Sheridan) w/ Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen
Movies / TV to Buy
- Sleight
- Going in Style
- Colossal
- The Circle
- Shin Godzilla
- They Live (Steelbook Collector’s Edition)
- Domino (played by actress Zazie Beetz) made her debut for Deadpool 2 in Deadpool’s favorite pose in front of a fireplace – [nerdist]
- Ian McShane cast as Broom for the new Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen film – [nerdist]
- Paramount Pictures reveals the plot and addition of John Cena in the Transformers Bumblebee film
- Production officially begins for Ant-Man and the Wasp + film gets new logo and 15-second production teaser – [superherohype]
- Production has started for Rooster Teeth’s next original film called Blood Fest – [collider]
TV / Streaming News
- Emma Roberts takes to Instagram to let fans know she’s returning for the 7th season of American Horror Story – called Cult – [ew]
- Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters will get a 26-episode run as a new Netflix animated series starting late 2017 – [collider]
- Hulu getting the entire TGIF lineup – [theverge]
- New Voltron season 3 trailer puts focus on Prince Lotor – [collider]
- HBO hack reported – [collider]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (Aug) KINGDOM – deadline 8/19
- Firefly Cargo Crate (Sept) WICKED WAYS – deadline 9/15
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (Sept) JEDI – deadline 9/15
- Disney Treasures (Oct) HAUNTED FOREST – deadline 10/1
- Marvel Collector Corps (Aug) FIRST APPEARANCE AVENGERS – deadline 8/15
- DC Legion of Collectors (Sept) DC’s MOST WANTED – deadline 9/1
Funko Reveals
- Retailer Exclusives
- Hot Topic: Bert Macklin, Goth Stan, Deku
- ThinkGeek / GameStop: Justice League Mystery Minis
- Walgreens:
- Target:
- Toys R Us:
The Stash-N-Cache
- CLUE: The Legend of Zelda Edition – [thenerdfu]
- Transformers Optimus Prime Converting Power Bank – [nerdist]
- Back to the Future Heat-changing Mug – [thenerdfu]
- Hot Fuzz x Mondo with artwork by Jock – [thenerdfu]
- Capcom “starting to prepare” more Nintendo Switch-version titles after successful Ultra Street Fighter II Switch release – [gamespot]
- New designs and colors for Xbox wireless controllers – [thenerdfu]
- CLUE: The Legend of Zelda Edition – [thenerdfu]
- Supernatural Save Your Souls Card Game – [thenerdfu]
InvestComics ( Hot Picks of the Week #486, Top 5 #124 ) which includes Dead of Winter #1, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Ghost Station Zero #1
- Galaktikon #1
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #73
- Lockjaw Dog Days – Marvel One Shot
- …. and many, many more
Comic Book News
Boxes in Action
Conventions
- ROSE CITY COMIC CON [Sept 8 – 10] @ Oregon Convention Center
- Tickets: 3-Day Weekend $65 | 3-Day Premium $129 | Fri $30 | Sat $40 | Sun $35
- Guests include: Weird Al, Felicia Day, Jason Isaacs, Karl Urban, Katee Sackhoff, Rose Mciver, Ming Chen
- HASBRO HASCON [Sept 8 – 10] @ Rhode Island Convention Center & Dunkin Donuts Center
- Tickets: 3-Day Super Fan $600 | 3-Day $165 | Single Day $60 each
- Guests include: Stan Lee, Flo Rida, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Daya, James Gunn
- NEW YORK COMIC CON [Oct 5 – 8] @ Javits Center
- Tickets: *Must be Fan Verified* | Thurs $45 | ALL OTHER DAYS SOLD OUT
- Guests include: William Shatner, Lena Headey, Mark Hamill, Michael Rooker, Pablo Schreiber, Ryan Hurst, Sean Gunn, Theo Rossi, Tara Strong
- Artists include: Skottie Young, John Leguizamo, Jim Mahfood, Greg Capullo, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Chris Claremont, Babs Tarr
